The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
R55428 Mechanical Engineer David B Birtwistle of Sunshine, Vic on watch in B boiler room onboard the Daring class destroyer HMAS Duchess in the Far East Strategic Reserve (FESR) during the Indonesian Confrontation. He is operating the valve which cleans the funnel of soot by blowing it with a jet of steam. His ship briefly served in Vietnam, escorting the troop transport HMAS Sydney which carried soldiers from the1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) and other military units.
Engineering Mechanic Arthur Hodge on watch in B boiler room of the Daring class destroyer HMAS Duchess. He is inspecting a sprayer removed from the furnace. Sprayers are regularly cleaned to remove so
Mechanical Engineer Michael Chopping of Newborough, Vic on watch in B boiler room onboard the Daring class destroyer HMAS Duchess when it was deployed to the Far East Strategic Reserve (FESR) during t
Acting Leading Engineering Mechanic Richard Stevenson, on watch in B boiler room in the Daring class destroyer HMAS Duchess while it is serving in the Far East Strategic Reserve (FESR) during the Indo
R57742 Mechanical Engineer Leigh J Duncan carries out a silver nitrate test on a sample of distilled water supplying the boilers in B boiler room onboard the Daring class destroyer HMAS Duchess. The
R54246 Mechanical Engineer Fred W Gulson carries out a silver nitrate test on a sample of distilled water supplying the boilers in B boiler room onboard the Daring class destroyer HMAS Duchess. This
R54217 Acting Petty Officer Engineering Mechanic Robert W Cavanagh, on watch in a machinery space, uses the inter-communications system onboard the Daring class destroyer HMAS Duchess while the ship i
